Life expectancy at birth, male in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy at birth, male was 61.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Kenya stood at 61.64 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Kenya peaked at 61.64 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.23 years, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 196th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.15 years | 47.23 years | 52.48 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.75 years | 52.87 years | 56.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.38 years | 57.36 years | 59.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.2 years | 54.72 years | 56.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.08 years | 55.33 years | 58.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.13 years | 59.25 years | 60.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.51 years | 58.97 years | 61.64 years | 5 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 686,178 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 680,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 690,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 679,769 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 17.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 20.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 689,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 677,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 680,161 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Kenya?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Kenya was 61.64 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 61.64 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.23 years in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Kenya ranks 196th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.